Gastrointestinal tuberculosis: 17 cases collected in 4 hospitals in the northeastern suburb of Paris.

Unlabelled: Gastrointestinal tuberculosis is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and its diagnosis can be difficult.

Aims: To analyze the diagnostic and therapeutic characteristics of gastrointestinal tuberculosis.

Methods: Retrospective study from 17 cases collected in 4 hospitals in Seine Saint-Denis between 1987 and 2002.

[Neuromeningeal tuberculosis in northeastern suburbs of Paris. Nineteen cases].

Subject: Analyze characteristics of neuromeningeal tuberculosis in the northeastern suburbs of Paris.

Material And Method: Retrospective study of 19 observations between 1988 and 1999.

Results: Thirteen cases of meningitis, 3 cases of meningitis associated with a tuberculoma and 3 cases with isolated tuberculoma were described.